13 Jun 2013 23:04:14
Well, not used to so much activity so early on in the pre-season, so forgive me if I like you are taken back a bit. I genuinley believe that Villa are clear with their goals and PL is not just talk he is definitely building a team full of energy, hunger and no fear. every Footie fan will always follow a team that has the same wants as them. looking at our last third of last season, our currrent youngsters already battle hardened after the scrape last year, add to that some real talent, yet unproven and young. I am more happy with this approach than signing overpaid so calleds only for them to leave after acouple of years for a bigger wage packet. Get another LB, get Benteke for another season and you know what we have got a real threat from all corners of the park. ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK. UTV.
Aston Villa Banter Archive June 13 2013
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13 Jun 2013 19:37:12
Crazy few week for Aston Villa Football Club, very exciting season ahead. Our new 2013/14 kit has been revealed, and we have officially signed 3 players, with one player very close to putting pen to paper. Also 3 players have signed new contracts, Weimann, Baker and Johnson Aleksander Tonev joined Aston Villa 5 days ago after recommendation from former internationally team mate, Stan Petrov.
Today, we have also signed Denmark international defender Jores Okore and Netherlands Under-21 midfielder Leandro Bacuna. With Nicklas Helenius on the verge to signing in the next few days, the future is very exciting. UTV.
13 Jun 2013 19:20:38
Excellent times ahead at Aston villa I can feel it. Well happy with the signings so far. let's tie benteke down and sign about 2 or 3 more and I can feel a top 8/10 Finnish. Well done Paul lambert for your business so far
13 Jun 2013 18:16:24
Three players already in. Tonev, okore and Bacuna. We now have wingers to supply the strikers, mostly benteke. It looks like it will become four soon with the likely addition of Helenius. Now all we need is the addition of a left back and a creative midfielder. I would think that the signings would be Murphy and Cresswell, but as the additions so far haven't been British I would find this very unlikely. So the players will probably come from abroad. Once again lambert has surprised us with the players he has brought in. It looks like we will be challenging for a top ten place next year.
UTV,!!
It's obviously cheaper and better value for money to buy young players from abroad but at this rate we will be doing an Arsenal and fielding a complete team of foreigners.
Not sure that I'd like that to be honest so signing Cresswell and Murphy would be welcome. Trouble is that being British could make them expensive.
Yeah would take them two but also need a back up keeper and right back
Is there a ruling coming that a certain % of players must be from the UK?
13 Jun 2013 18:08:14
Aston Villa have signed Jores Okore and Leandro Bacuna on 3 and 4 years respectively. VTID
13 Jun 2013 17:25:07
I am getting dizzy!
I have never known a June like it.
Of the signings so far, the one who excites me the most is Okore.
The other players look like improvements/additions whereas Okore would seem to solve a fundamental problem at the heart of our porous defence
Surely a left back is next?
Would a stella signing such as Belhanda be being greedy?
We live in interesting times
Mendax
He has apparantly been told today that he can leave. Presumably we will have to pay up the last year of his contract and we won't get a fee so he has proved to be a rather expensive mistake.
Not sure who there is out there who will want him though even on a free transfer.
13 Jun 2013 16:00:21
I have a great way to keep benteke
Tell the bidders they have to take Steven Ireland with them
13 Jun 2013 16:35:35
Finally signed Jores Okore, can't wait to see his potential
13 Jun 2013 08:08:37
Leandro Bacuna is Lambert's next main transfer target. Its believed the Dutch 21 year old winger will command a fee of around £3m-£4m.
13 Jun 2013 07:58:02
Okay we've only had PL in charge for one and a bit transfer windows but does anybody else agree that he's one of the best transfer magicians they've ever seen? I certainly do! He picked up players from lower leagues, a risk nobody else is willing to take and although bennett still looks championship quality and bowery is yet to properly find his feet he managed to find two absolute gems that would walk into any prem team outside the bottom 4. Then look at what he does abroad, ron vlaar wasnt really on anybody's radar but we snapped up a quality dutch international, and when it comes to benteke well what can I say? Another unheard of player from a rubbish league and he took the chance on whether they'd be any good in the prem and it worked! Now look at the players we're being linked with, they're all young players but even at the age they are they will strengthen our team, if most of this summers signings come good and keep improving and we manage to keep the team together I have to think we can push back to the top. all these players are breaking into the international teams and in a few years they'll be regulars. We'll end up with a team full of internationals and the prices he's picking them all up for is unbelievable. PL can get 4/5 quality players for what MON spent on one! In lambert we trust UTV
I think Bennett deserves a fair crack of the whip. Does anyone else think that he was much improved as the season came to a close?
Trust in Mr Lambert to work on him and improve him.
The same yardstick applies to Bowery. The manager obviously saw something in him when he signed him.
I agree Bennett could be a quality player but whoever decided he was a left back needs to go back to being an person.
12 Jun 2013 23:58:49
"Aston Villa have had a £4million bid accepted for FC Nordsjaelland defender Jores Okore.
The 20-year-old former Chelsea target has been hailed by former Villa defender Martin Laursen as a top talent and is due in Birmingham for a medical over the next 48 hours.
Okore will link up with Denmark international teammate Nicklas Helenius, the striker from Aalborg who is also due for talks at Villa this weekend. "
Daily paper
Hope this is true looks very good, plus you could play baker lb, okore and vlaar cb and lowton rb. defence would look much more solid without bennett, and improved height for set pieces
12 Jun 2013 20:57:08
Papiss Cisse as announced he wants to quit Newcastle United, some rumours suggest his next destination is Villa. {Ed003's Note - He has announced no such thing}
Wouldn't it be against his muslim beliefs to wear a gambling sponsorship on his jersey? {Ed001's Note - yes, but it was also against them to have a moneylender on the front and yet he managed it all last season!}
Why do people just make thsi stuff up?
Really, what is the point
Mendax